Rome, 11 February (LaPresse) – Seven people, including three children, were killed on Saturday in a Russian drone attack on a petrol station in the city of Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine. This was announced by regional governor Oleg Synehubov, as reported by the Kyiv Post. ‘Unfortunately, the death toll from the occupiers' attacks in Kharkiv has risen to seven,’ Synehubov wrote on Telegram, specifying that among the victims were three children aged 7 and 4 and a baby about six months old. According to Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov, the attack caused burning fuel to spill from the hit petrol station, setting fire to at least 14 private homes and forcing the evacuation of about 50 people. ‘Enemy Shahed drones struck a petrol station, causing a fire over a very large area,’ he said. Regional prosecutor Oleksandr Filachkov reported that three drones struck the Nemyshlyanskyi district, destroying critical infrastructure. ‘The presence of large quantities of fuel made the consequences of the fire particularly serious,’ he explained. The attack is part of a series of raids carried out in recent hours against Kharkiv and other locations in eastern Ukraine. Reports of attacks have also come from Odessa and other targets in the country.